Tuesday 19 December 2017

Peek Under the Hat of Florida’s Fabulous Stetson Mansion

Does the New Tax Plan Really Threaten the American Dream of Owning a Home?

The Tax Bill Is The Grinchiest Christmas Gift Yet

In 1814, First Lady Dolley Madison helped hide the White House’s famous portrait of George Washington from the British when

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Site of Pablo Escobar’s Miami Mansion Up for Sale—Treasure Hunter Alert!

No Holiday Cheer for Home Buyers: Fewer Newly Constructed Homes

An Amazing Gift! Cole Hamels Donates $10M Mansion to Charity

Escape the Winter Freeze in One of These 6 Homes in Toasty-Warm Climates

Escrow, Title, And 8 Other Terms To Know Before Buying A House

To play the home-buying game, you need to speak the language.

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Monday 18 December 2017

GOP Love Of 'Small Business' Set To Pay Off Big For Our Small Businessman-In-Chief

A last-minute change in the tax bill gives President Trump a deduction worth millions.

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So Over Hygge? This New ‘Cozy’ Lifestyle Trend Is Even More Ridiculous

Michigan’s ‘Pink Lady’ Mixes 19th-Century Charm With Millennial Pink Exterior

Scott Boras Puts Newport Beach Mansion Up for Rent—Good Luck Negotiating!

Public-Private Partnerships Must Survive This Attack On The Public Sector

I know it’s popular to believe that the private sector is a paragon of efficiency and government is simply waste, fraud and abuse, but it is simply not true.

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How Digital Wizardry Lets Shoppers ‘Install’ Furniture Before Buying

Meryl Streep Buys Mid-Century Modern Gem in Pasadena, CA, for $3.6M

How Many Taxpayer Dollars Is An Amazon Warehouse Job Worth?

Forget the bidding war for Amazon's next headquarters. Local governments are already subsidizing the world's largest online retailer -- through its ever-growing fulfillment network.

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Shiplap Flashback: Chip and Joanna Gaines’ Biggest ‘Fixer Upper’ Highlights of 2017

Righteous Renovations! These Home Features Are Proven to Pay Off

Tuesday 5 December 2017

Millennials Are Taking Over Real Estate—but They’re Going Deeper Into Debt, Too

Retro Ranch Time Capsule in Tucson Is a Cool Mid-Century Modern Dream

Francis Ford Coppola Could be Your Landlord in Beverly Hills

The Most Overvalued Housing Markets Aren’t the Ones You’d Expect

Cutting Principal Didn’t Help Struggling Home Owners—but Here’s What Did

Why Atlanta Could Elect Its First White Mayor In 4 Decades

Gentrification and frustration with the outgoing mayor have put the city in play for independent Mary Norwood.

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Sammy Hagar Selling Lake Arrowhead Chateau for $5.9M

Holiday Home Shopping Special: 10 Great Places You Can Buy for Under $100K

Monday 4 December 2017

Wednesday 29 November 2017

A Midwest Marvel: Stylish Shipping Container Home in Kansas City

Adam Levine Selling 2 SoCal Mansions Worth a Combined $35M

Meghan Markle’s New Home a Dump?! 5 Huge Flaws in Nottingham Cottage

New Mortgages Allow Renters to Buy With Tiny Down Payments

Pending-Home Sales Pop in October, Snapping Three-Month Losing Streak

Pending-home sales jumped 3.5% in October, but remained 0.6% lower than a year ago, the National Association of Realtors said Wednesday.

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Les Miles Bids Farewell to His Baton Rouge Home, Buys a Smaller House

These Real Estate Trends Will Be Game-Changers in 2018

How Do Mortgage Lenders Decide If You're Creditworthy?

It's complicated, but this breakdown of the loan process is easy.

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Friday 10 November 2017

Thanks for Your Service: The Very Best American Cities for Veterans

Former Dairy Barn in Massachusetts Transformed Into Modern Mansion

Alabama’s Most Expensive Home Is a Secluded Golf Retreat for $7M

Yes, You Can Support The Barrio Without Pissing Off Its Residents

Those wishing to contribute to neighborhoods need to do so without infringing on the established culture.

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Selling a House to Millennials? Bring a Camera, and Fake Eyelashes

Famed East Hampton Estate Linked to Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Now Pending Sale

Bend the Knee: L.A.-Area Castle Stakes Its Claim as This Week’s Most Popular Home

Monday 30 October 2017

A ‘Treasure’ in the Desert: $1.2M Artist-Built Adobe Home in AZ

Is the White House Haunted? 8 Presidents Say Yes—Here’s Proof

He’s Out! Ex-Detroit Tiger Anibal Sanchez Selling Michigan Home for $1.9M

The Disaster Of Disaster Reconstruction

Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands continue to struggle in the aftermath of a devastating hurricane season, and here

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Know the Competition: Who’s Buying Homes, Who’s Selling—and Who’s Not?

Bye-Bye, Beverly Hills: Reality TV Star Kyle Richards Buys $8.3M Encino Estate

The Best and Worst Cities in America to Survive the Apocalypse

How Airbnb Is Pushing Locals Out Of New Orleans’ Coolest Neighborhoods

The sharing economy was supposed to benefit residents. Instead, our investigation shows it’s accelerating gentrification, making neighborhoods richer and whiter.

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Thursday 26 October 2017

Joel Silver’s Malibu Pad Is Back for $52M, Making It Most Expensive New Listing

Evictions Are More Common Than You Think: Who’s Most at Risk?

Home Sellers Use Bonus Items to Sweeten the Deal

Serena Williams Buys New Pad in 90210 Right Before Listing Bel Air Mansion

Buyer, Beware: 5 Reasons You May Not Want to Sign Up for Amazon Key

New-Home Sales Surge: Is That Good or Bad for Buyers?

Ski Racer Lindsey Vonn Lists Medal-Worthy Manse in L.A. for $3.8M

Is Your House Haunted? Real-Life Ghostbusters to the Rescue

Triple Threat: NBA Star David Lee Lists 3-Unit Condo in L.A. for $22.5M

Former Firehouse in Rhode Island Needs a Buyer to Deliver New Spark

7 Homes Whose Halloween Decorations Are Impressively Over-the-Top

More People Think Renting Is a Better Deal Than Buying

Journalist Katie Couric Selling Her Park Avenue Home for $8.25M

5 Ghost Towns You Can Buy Right Now, If You Dare

Marin County Masterpiece on Market for $4.2M Evokes Best of ’70s Era

‘Real Housewives’ Star Melissa Gorga Puts Her Jersey Mansion on Display for $3.5M

The Sad Ballad of Reba McEntire’s Former Home Might End on a High Note

Harvey Weinstein’s Hamptons Home Yanked Off the Market

Sting Finally Finds a Buyer for His Rock Star NYC Duplex

What Lies Beneath: Cities With the Best—and Worst—Infrastructure

California Classic! Chateau Emanuel Back on Market for $5.5M

Brentwood Estate of the Eagles’ Glenn Frey Lands on Market for $15M

Home Prices Are Continuing to Fall—by How Much?

Ellen DeGeneres Snags $18.6M Beach House in Santa Barbara County

That’s Amore! Italian Villa in Georgia Is This Week’s Most Popular Home

Would You Choo-Choo-Choose to Live in a Caboose? All Aboard the Side Trak!

Elvis Presley Lived Here?! You Can Too (For As Little As $5,000)

7 Haunted Houses You Can Stay In … but Will You Sleep a Wink?

Ski Racer Lindsey Vonn Lists Medal-Worthy Manse in L.A. for $3.8M

Is Your House Haunted? Real-Life Ghostbusters to the Rescue

Thursday 12 October 2017

Will a Royal Savior Rescue This Half-Completed Castle in Pennsylvania?

‘Breaking Bad’ Bummer: Why You’d Hate Owning Walter White’s House

No Moral Dilemma: Faye Resnick Selling Pristine Portland Manse

Why the Number of New-Home Mortgage Applications Tanked Last Month

Manhattan’s Skyscrapers, Now Yours to Call Home

Jennifer Lopez Selling Her Posh Penthouse in NYC for $27M

California Wildfires: Housing Markets Will Likely Feel Devastating Effects for Years

All It Takes Is a Bold Buyer: Jersey’s ‘Watcher’ House Back on the Market

7 Strange Home Goods That Prove Pumpkin Spice Has Jumped the Shark

Tuesday 10 October 2017

Take Your Pets Shopping: Ikea Unveils Furniture for Dogs and Cats

IKEA-for-petsRDC-CAPTION-PLACEHOLDERMost cat or dog owners will tell you that Fluffy and Fido aren’t just pets—they’re members of the family (who just tend to shed a bit more than the others). So instead of shooing Fido off the sofa, it might be time to buy him his very own.

To help pet parents out, Ikea unveiled a line of cat and dog furniture this month. The Lurvig (that’s Swedish for “shaggy” or “hairy”) collection ranges from 79-cent dog bowls and cat litter scoopers to a $54.98 cat house on legs, complete with bed. The line also includes necessities like bright orange leashes, pet carriers, and animal brushes.

The line was created by “pet-loving designers with support from trained veterinarians,” reads the Ikea website. The items are available in stores, but not online yet.

“It is quite important for Ikea to have a pet range that fits into our normal furniture range,” Barbara Schäfer, Ikea’s product risk assessment leader, told Fortune. Schäfer spearheaded the veterinary partnership. “As a pet owner, I can say, so far, the normal pet products are quite ugly.”

But just because you buy Fido a snazzy new dog bed doesn’t mean he won’t prefer lounging on yours, says Marc Morrone, host of the now-canceled show “Petkeeping With Marc Morrone” on Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia.

“Do the pets care? They couldn’t care less,” he says of outfitting your home with pet-friendly amenities. “We love our pets, and we feel guilty because we leave them home alone all day. We feel less guilty when we buy them things.”

The exceptions are things like cat trees and scratching posts.

“Cats do like spending time on cat furniture,” he says, noting that “if they’re on the cat tree, they’re not destroying our own furniture with their claws.”

Pet parents might also want to check out realtor.com®’s list of the best cities for dog lovers and cat lovers.

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Take the Money and Run: Steve Miller Selling $16M Idyllic Idaho Compound

‘Incredibles’ Director Brad Bird Puts His Terrific Tiburon Home Up for Rent

Home, Cheap Home: 8 Great Homes Under $100K You’ll Want to Buy

Houston Will Get Hit With Another Harvey. Now's The Time For It To Get Ready.

"You can't have the fourth-largest city in the U.S. shut down simply because it rained hard."

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Monday 2 October 2017

Home Run King Barry Bonds Selling $6.6M Hillsborough Mansion

California Haunted House Has a Spooky 88.88% Price Plunge

Do You Live in the Fastest-Growing City, or the Slowest?

‘Modern Family’ Star Sofia Vergara Unloads Her Humble Miami Beach Studio

The Craziest Details Inside America’s Largest Private Home

There Is More To Detroit Than Urban Blight

Our city is filled with world-class arts and culture.

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Sold! NASCAR Driver Matt Kenseth Finally Drives Away From Carolina Home

Get Revved Up: Here Are the Best and Worst Cities for Car Lovers

Tuesday 19 September 2017

How Houston Can Become Stronger After Hurricane Harvey

A new era of extreme weather calls for a new approach to city planning.

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10 Shockers About Barbara Corcoran—Real Estate Legend, Shark, ‘DWTS’ Underdog

Forget NBA Finals Tickets—You Can Buy a Cleveland Home for $3K

Former NFL Tight End Kellen Winslow II Looks to Score Sale on His Austin Home

San Francisco Edges Out Washington to Become the Highest-Income Big U.S. Metro Area

Don’t Give Up, Buyers: More Newly Constructed Homes Are On the Way

Makeup Mogul Bobbi Brown Lists Her Colorado Mountain Retreat for $6.25M

Places You’d Really Want to Stay: 10 Homes in America’s Best Places to Live